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Dreamgirls

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1982

Steppin' to the Bad Side

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They stole our hit
I never thought

You got me to think for you now

I've tried to make good without much success

You got me to think for you now

Every time I try for more, I wind up with less

You gotta put your soul on a moral break
Get to the point, you just gotta
Take

Steppin' to the bad side
Ooh, ooh, ooh

Steppin' to the bad side

Gonna take a mean ride
Mean ride
Mean ride

The smile I had is gone away
Those that steal are gonna pay

Steppin' to the bad side
Today

Steppin' to the bad side
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Gonna take a mean ride
Ooh, ooh, ooh

The smile I had is gone away
Those that steal are gonna pay

Steppin' to the bad side
Today

I'm tellin' you now it's got to end
No more trusting them my friend
Change our style, change our tone
Make the songs we sing our own

Steppin' to the bad side (steppin' to the bad side)
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Gonna take a mean ride
Ooh, ooh, ooh

I'll get you all the breaks you need
In just two years we'll be in the lead
You can't sit back, it's plain to see
Open your eyes and trust in me

Steppin' to the bad side (ooh-oh)
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Gonna take a mean ride
Ooh, ooh, ooh

I was a man who tried to be good
I was always misunderstood
You can't play fair or be too meek
You gotta get way down and show your danger streak

Steppin' to the bad side
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Gonna take a mean ride
Ooh, ooh, ooh

Steppin' (steppin', steppin')
Steppin', steppin' (steppin', steppin')
Steppin' (steppin', steppin')
Steppin', steppin' (steppin', steppin')

Steppin' to the bad side (steppin', steppin')
Step-steppin' to the bad side (steppin', steppin')
Steppin' to the bad side (steppin', steppin')
Step-steppin' to the bad side (steppin', steppin')
Steppin' to the bad side (steppin', steppin')

Steppin' to the bad side (WEMA Chicago's number one station bringing you the number one song)
Step-steppin' to the bad side (KLZA gives L.A. The sounds you want)
Steppin' to the bad side
Step-steppin' to the bad side (good Evening Atlanta, you're tuned to WLMH)
Steppin' to the bad side (here are this week's hit's)
Step-steppin' to the bad side (we got the number one hit, "Steppin to the Bad Side")

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the Apollo Theatre's legendary stage
Jimmy Early and the Dreamettes (step)
Singing their number hit, "Steppin' to the bad side' (step, step, step, step)

Steppin' to the bad side

Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side

I had to step into the bad side (ooh, ooh, ooh)
I had to take myself a mean ride (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Oh, you know that smile I had is gone away (ooh)
Those that steal are gonna pay
(Steppin' to the bad side today)
Oh, oh-ooh, oh

A man just stole my woman from me
He took her down to Tennessee
She was the best girl I ever knew
If it wasn't for him she'd still be true
I've always been a good man, it's been said
When I catch that man, he'll wish he were dead
Men like him make good men mad
Starting today I'm gonna be bad, yeah-yeah (yeah-yeah)
Yeah-yeah

Steppin' to the bad side
Ooh, ooh, ooh
I had to take myself a mean ride
Ooh, ooh, ooh

Oh, you know that smile I had is gone away (ooh)
Those that steal are gonna pay
Steppin' to the bad
Oh, steppin' to the bad side
Oh, steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side today
Step on
Yeah-yeah
Yeah-yeah

Step on (step, step to the bad side)
Step on to the bad side
Step on, step on (step, step to the bad side)
Steppin' to the bad side
Step on, step on (step, step to the bad side)
Step, step to the bad side
Step on (step, step to the bad side)
Steppin' to the bad side
Yeah (step, step)
Gotta step to the bad side
Woo

WRITERS

Tom Eyen, Henry D. Krieger

PUBLISHERS

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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